Former Barcelona legend Xavi launched a scathing attack on Cristiano Ronaldo and said that Real Madird star was not better than Neymar. Even though Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace to sink Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Xavi opined that Neymar was much better in the match.
Real Madrid came back from behind to beat Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 3-1 in the Champions League (CL) round-of-16 action, on Wednesday.
Talking about the match, Xavi said in an interview to SoFoot, “You almost think it’s an injustice that PSG lost by such a wide score. How is it possible for Real to win this match 3-1, when it is a match that should have ended at 1-1, 2-2, or even 1- 2 for the PSG?”
“The problem is that always we look at everything only through the scoreboard. It always happens like this: in football, when you win, you are always more beautiful. Zidane, after the game, suddenly became the most beautiful in the eyes of those who have not stopped criticising him in the last few weeks,” he said, adding, “Emery has become ugly. But it should not be like this, we should not focus on the scoreboard, but we have to analyse the content proposed by both teams.”
“For example, I read many articles that said that Cristiano (Ronaldo) was still above Neymar. No, no, it’s unfair. What did Ronaldo do? He scored a penalty and a knee goal. But what about the dangerous situations created by Neymar? The problems that he caused for Madrid? And the counterattacks that he launched?” added Xavi.